Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
May 16, 2022
LIRC Acquires Southern Indiana Railway Assets
Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC), an affiliate of Chicago-based Anacostia Rail Holdings Company, has acquired the assets and operating rights of the former Southern Indiana Railway (SIND), a short line located in the Louisville metropolitan area.
May 16, 2022
Amtrak Unveils Summer Schedule Ahead of Peak Travel Season
Bolstered by a demand for both business and leisure travel, Amtrak unveiled its summer schedule featuring the most Acela frequencies since the onset of the pandemic and Northeast Regional departures nearing 80% of pre-pandemic service levels. The new summer schedule also includes the restoration of four long distance trains to daily service.
May 13, 2022
FRA Announces New Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program to Guide Nationwide Expansion and Enhancement of Intercity Passenger RailService
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today established the new Corridor Identification and Development (ID) Program, which is the first step in an unprecedented undertaking to transform America’s passenger rail network through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
May 13, 2022
CSX Honors 65 Customers with 28th Annual Chemical Safety Excellence Award
CSX Corp. presented 65 customers with the company’s annual Chemical Safety Excellence Award for their outstanding contribution to the safe transportation of hazardous materials in 2021.
May 12, 2022
SEPTA Releases Request For Proposal For Trolley Vehicles
SEPTA today released its Request for Proposals (RFP) for modern, accessible trolley vehicles to replace the entire existing fleet of trolleys. This begins the trolley vehicle acquisition process with manufacturers — a major step forward for Trolley Modernization.
May 12, 2022
Long Island Rail Road Announces New Timetables Take Effect May 23
MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) today announced that new train schedules in effect Monday, May 23, contain adjustments to off-peak and peak trains to allow crews to complete work on the Main Line Expansion Project and accomplish work on other major improvement projects such as the Jamaica Capacity Improvement (JCI) project. The upgrades are part of efforts to transform the Long Island Rail Road and enable service to Grand Central by expanding and modernizing infrastructure on the Main Line and in and around Jamaica Station.
May 12, 2022
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending May 7, 2022
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 7, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 504,927 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.5 percent compared with the same week last year.
May 12, 2022
Amtrak North River Tunnel Repairs
Amtrak personnel recently spent a series of consecutive weekends in March remediating damage to the benchwall system in the South Tube of the North River Tunnel that maximized efficiency without interrupting regular train service. The crews were able to take advantage of previously scheduled work that required weekend service outages to replace critical switches near New York Penn Station
May 11, 2022
Norfolk Southern’s $500 Million in Green Bonds Funds Low-Carbon Initiatives
Norfolk Southern Corporation today released a report on projects funded by the $500 million in green bonds issued by the company in 2021. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the funded projects, as well as expected environmental and social benefits.
